Wonderfully concise! I, too, am a Palmer-Miner descendant. In case you missed it, there is an EXCEPTIONAL movie, "The Professor…
On A madman and his family
Very interesting - thank you, Zachary! I was hoping to see my "brick wall" Wanton mentioned, to help work out…
On The Wantons of Rhode Island, Part Two
I don't recall the year, but in researching my Swedish ancestors I found consecutive pages of smallpox deaths in one…
On ICYMI: Plagues are personal
We are fortunate to live in the age of vaccinations. Thank you for this reminder of what life could be…
On ICYMI: Plagues are personal
Am searching for documentation, but think I may be a descendant of Nicholas Knapp. Peter Knapp (1701-1748) would be one…
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Interesting to note the average age of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence was 66, while life expectancy…
On Longevity
The story of Jeanne Calmet provides a warning to all who purchase a life estate: the right to allow the…
On Longevity
susan are you from CT and worked at RIHT bank in providence in the early 80's?
On Naming patterns
Andrew, Sorry for the delay in response. I have just seen your comments! I would very much like to hear…
On Back to the auld sod
A very persuasive sales pitch. My library is now "complete". Are Ford's footnotes included/rewrittin into this text, do you know?
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